Frances Farmer

Biography

Frances Elena Farmer (September 19, 1913 – August 1, 1970) was an American actress of stage and screen. She is perhaps better known for sensationalized and fictional accounts of her life, and especially her involuntary commitment to a mental hospital. Farmer was the subject of three films, three books, and numerous songs and magazine articles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frances Farmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Come and Get It (1936) — Lotta Morgan / Lotta Bostrom
2. Among the Living (1941) — Elaine Raden
3. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
4. Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) — Isabel
5. Studio One (1948)
6. The Toast of New York (1937) — Josie Mansfield
7. Badlands of Dakota (1941) — Calamity Jane
8. Flowing Gold (1940) — Linda Chalmers
9. Too Many Parents (1936) — Sally Colman
10. The Party Crashers (1958) — Mrs. Bickford
11. South of Pago Pago (1940) — Ruby Taylor
12. Rhythm on the Range (1936) — Doris Halliday
13. Ebb Tide (1937) — Faith Wishart
14. Exclusive (1937) — Vina Swain
15. Ride a Crooked Mile (1938) — Trina
16. World Premiere (1941) — Kitty Carr
17. Border Flight (1936) — Anne Blane
18. Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review (2006) — Lotta Morgan (archive footage) (uncredited)
19. Frances Farmer Presents (1958) — Host
20. Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988) — (archive footage) (uncredited)